Television viewers have so many more channels to choose from these days, and more folks consume their media and entertainment through the Internet rather than TV.

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He works in Kabul as a producer for Khurshid TV, one of the many private channels that have sprung up since 2004.

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As with many other channels and television in general, things have changed.

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Schools that have created such channels of communication report that the information has thwarted many incidents over the past decade.

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They have also gritted their teeth and bought slots on the many small television channels that carve up tiny audiences, often into such narrow slivers that ratings cannot track them.

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Many viewers will have to retune digital TVs or set-top boxes as some channels have moved to new frequencies.

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